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Oldfag checking in.
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Spoiler [paper rolls of kids cap gun caps](#spoiler)
[Could be bought in bulk](https://pic8.co/sh/awaU9D.png)
We were too poor to afford the guns. But the ice cream truck has them for a nickel a roll. So we'd just smash em with rocks. Fun times.
We were too poor to afford the guns. But the ice cream truck has them for a nickel a roll. So we'd just smash em with rocks. Fun times.
Yes! I remember trying to smash them with rocks or a hammer, stacking them multi-deep and smashing them for a bigger bang. I had a couple of the old chrome pot metal cap guns. I had a lot of fun in the woods with my friends blasting with them back and forth. Then came the BB guns...
Yes! I remember trying to smash them with rocks or a hammer, stacking them multi-deep and smashing them for a bigger bang. I had a couple of the old chrome pot metal cap guns. I had a lot of fun in the woods with my friends blasting with them back and forth. Then came the BB guns...
My fingernails could tell a tale about these.
My fingernails could tell a tale about these.
Ahhhhh, that pot metal meets gun powder burned paper aroma...
Ahhhhh, that pot metal meets gun powder burned paper aroma...
I can still smell it.
I can still smell it.
Lol i remember pistol whipping some brown kid with a cast iron snub nose revolver cap gun at school. Never even got in trouble.
Lol i remember pistol whipping some brown kid with a cast iron snub nose revolver cap gun at school. Never even got in trouble.
Old as dirt. Loved those things. For those that have no idea, kids guns used to make noises
Old as dirt. Loved those things. For those that have no idea, kids guns used to make noises
There are 2 answers for this IMO - I used to work in a toyshop. 1. Cap-guns 2. Penny-bombs
There are 2 answers for this IMO - I used to work in a toyshop.
1. Cap-guns
2. Penny-bombs
I knew but forgot. I guess that means I'm getting Alzheimer's.
I knew but forgot. I guess that means I'm getting Alzheimer's.
The paper rolls weren't too common when I was a kid. I had an 8 shot (I think) revolver that took little plastic rings of caps.
The paper rolls weren't too common when I was a kid. I had an 8 shot (I think) revolver that took little plastic rings of caps.
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I can tell you're a real humus kinda guy!
I can tell you're a real humus kinda guy!
What do chickpeas have to do with this? ;)
What do chickpeas have to do with this? ;)
Got me there. I've never grown chickpeas. Regular peas yes.
BTW, very nice looking rich soil. I would bet you have a nice garden every year!
Got me there. I've never grown chickpeas. Regular peas yes.
BTW, very nice looking rich soil. I would bet you have a nice garden every year!
I already posted about Napster. Stop trying to figure out how old I am.
I already posted about Napster. Stop trying to figure out how old I am.
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